Chapter 5.2

Why were colonists on the brink of rebellion?

• British violated colonial rights

• The British refused to pay the colonists the debt they owed

• Colonists wanted to take over Canada

• Britain sent an army to colonial cities

During the Boston Massacre what did the colonists throw at the British soldiers?

• Nothing, they stood peacefully

• Tomatoes and potatoes

• Taxed goods such as tea, glass, lead, and paper

• Snow, ice, and rocks

How many people died in the Boston Massacre?

• 21 people

• 50 people

• 100 people

• 5 people

Propaganda

• The spreading of information to sway public opinion

• Newspapers

• Props used to further an agenda

• Information that is no longer relevant

What is something Paul Revere is famous for?

• Creating the engraving of the Boston Tea Party

• Warning people the Boston Tea Party was happening

• Creating the engraving of the Boston Massacre

• Signing the Declaration of Independence

What did committees of correspondence do?

• Decided which news was false and which was true

• Spread propaganda

• Meet to discuss acts passed by the British

• Negotiate with the British

What Act led to the Boston Tea Party?

• Declaratory Act

• Sugar Act

• Townshend Act

• Tea Act

Which of the following controlled the tea trade in the colonies?

• Samuel Adams

• The Dutch East India Company

• King George III

• The British East India Company

How many pounds of tea was dumped in the Boston Harbor?

• 90,000 lbs

• 100,000 lbs

• 1.5 million lbs

• 340 lbs

What did Parliament pass after the Boston Tea Party?

• Tea Act

• Declaratory Act

• Intolerable Acts

• Townshend Act